No.11 AIZU SGU KAWARABAN

TOPICS<Silicon Valley Internship Program>In this program, students will develop their prototype in Hacker Dojo which is a Silicon Valley (SV) Office of the University of Aizu (UoA). Since the Hacker Dojo is a co-working space of engineers, the students can experience product development directly. In addition, they give a presentation about their prototype to engineers and entrepreneurs in English and exhibit their prototype in a Mini Maker Faire. Furthermore, visiting companies and universities is also a part of the program, which encourages them to feel professional atmosphere of product development.A total of 39 students participated in the explanatory session and 14 students applied for the program. Through the interview, eight of them including international students were selected.<Period>-August 14 - 18, 2017 (Prior training)-August 23- September 5, 2017 (Internship)* See the overview of the last year's program.https://tgu.mext.go.jp/studentlife/life/index.html

Issue & Task<Special Courses for 1st & 2nd Year Students>1st and 2nd year students will be invited to attend the following special courses offered in AY 2017.

Course

Lecturer

Period

Quota

Basic Manufacturing Course

Mr. Akira Sasaki,CEO of FaBo Ltd.

Q3&Q4AY2017

Each10

Programming Contest Preparation Course

Prof. Yutaka Watanobe

Q4AY2017

30

July 24 (Mon) Deadline of faculty recommendationJuly 31 (Mon) 16:30 Application Deadline: The participants will be selected in order of the application arrival and their motivation.